Stories for 2011

Friday, January 28th 2011 - 21:19 UTC
Nelson Mandela Released From Hospital

Former South African President Nelson Mandela was discharged from Milpark Hospital on Friday and will continue treatment at home.
Friday, January 28th 2011 - 21:13 UTC
IMF Assessment of Brazil Is ‘Wrong and Stupid’

The International Monetary Fund’s assessment that Brazil’s fiscal situation is worsening and putting at risk the government’s targets is “totally wrong” and “stupid,” Finance Minister Guido Mantega said.
Friday, January 28th 2011 - 20:58 UTC
Tenders for Three Winds Farms in Uruguay Awarded

A Spanish firm and two Argentine ones have been awarded tenders to build wind farms. Spanish Teyma and the Argentine Impsa and Fingano will invest around U$ 300 million in the project.
Friday, January 28th 2011 - 20:51 UTC
Cruise Costs to Increase Due To Rise in Fuel Costs

British holidaymakers wanting to go on a cruise are going to have to shortly pay more as UK based operators announced they are set to begin charging fuel supplements.
Friday, January 28th 2011 - 19:56 UTC
Tory Leaders Will Stick With Cuts, Adjustment Will Not Be Without Struggle

David Cameron and George Osborne have insisted they will stick to their spending cuts programme despite deepening economic gloom and renewed threats of co-ordinated strike action.
Friday, January 28th 2011 - 19:46 UTC
Organised Crime on Agenda at Davos

The World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Organised Crime, meeting in Davos, has issued a three page report on the international organised crime situation.
Friday, January 28th 2011 - 19:19 UTC
Foot and Mouth Worst Outbreak In South Korean History

South Korea's farm minister has offered to step down over the worst outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the country's history.Almost three million cattle have so far been culled at a cost of $1.34bn (£841m) since the disease was first confirmed last November.
Friday, January 28th 2011 - 19:13 UTC
Cuba: Reportedly Still Holding A Hundred Political Prisoners

The Cuban Commission on Human Rights and National Reconciliation says that the island's communist government is still holding a hundred political prisoners, in spite of releasing numerous imprisoned dissidents last year.
Friday, January 28th 2011 - 19:09 UTC
Death Toll From Cholera in Haiti Nearly At 4,000

Over 3,900 Haitians have died of cholera since the outbreak began mid-October, officials in the western hemisphere's poorest nation informed.
Friday, January 28th 2011 - 18:52 UTC
Ban Ki-moon Says World Leaders Need to “Lead By Action”

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today called for “revolutionary action” to achieve sustainable development, warning that the past century’s heedless consumption of resources is “a global suicide pact” with time running out to ensure an economic model for survival.